I have a faint memory
of being driven under two huge arches, abutting the naked pillars of a
half-finished flyover. Barring this eyesore, Anna Nagar is unusually well laid
out for an Indian locality with wide Avenues, leafy Main Roads, and logical
nomenclature for the streets. My only gripe with Anna Nagar was its seemingly
drab offerings for dining out. While Mylapore and
Triplicane had classic Madras Tiffen centres and Messes, ECR had th…